DoD to finance a $150M SC factory to build ammo propellant
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Jul 10
A German chemical company, Alzchem Group AG, plans to build a $150 million factory in Berkeley County, South Carolina, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Defense. The plant will be locat
The U.S. Army has approved the M111 Offensive Hand Grenade (OHG) for Full Material Release, making it the first new lethal hand grenade to reach that milestone since the Mk3A2 entered service in 1968.
The Army SBIR/STTR Phase I topic “Modular Payloads for UAS” seeks to improve unmanned aircraft systems by developing payloads that can be easily swapped across platforms using a common interface. The
In December 2025, U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopters successfully engaged drones in air-to-air combat using 30mm proximity ammunition during a live-fire exercise at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The
The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter is enhancing its capabilities as a counter-drone platform by incorporating proximity-fuzed 30mm cannon ammunition, specifically the XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosi